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The internationalization of Research and Development (R&D) in multinational corporations poses a challenge not only to the management of these companies but also to the national technology policy. A particularly controversial topic in the political arena concerns the global competitiveness of locations for research.
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The position of Western Europe in relation to non-European research locations could be overestimated. Using patent applications filed with the European Patent Office we have to accept a bias to European applicants and European inventors.
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At that time Siemens AG Österreich ranked 2 amongst Austria’s most diligent inventing companies. Nearly one half of the patent applications by Siemens Austria had their origin in its research and engineering division PSE with a strong focus on the telecommunications sector.
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Belitz, H. (2010). R&D Internationalization in Multinational Corporations: Some Recent Trends. In: Gerybadze, A., Hommel, U., Reiners, H., Thomaschewski, D. (eds) Innovation and International Corporate Growth. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10823-5_4
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